CompTIA Strata: Green IT

Course Outline

Duration: 2 Days

Description: This course is designed for IT managers, IT supervisors, data center managers, or operations managers who are responsible for their companies' IT infrastructures. In this course, students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to implement environmentally sound practices, such as conserving power, reducing equipment needs through virtualization, responsibly disposing of hazardous materials and equipment, and reducing an organization's carbon footprint. Students will also learn how to develop and implement a company-wide Green IT policy.

Course Contents:

Unit 1: Power management

Topic A: Computer power management

Topic B: Office and network equipment power management

Unit 2: The office environment

Topic A: Facilities

Topic B: Employee behavior

Unit 3: Virtualization technology

Topic A: Server virtualization

Topic B: Client virtualization

Unit 4: Hazardous materials disposal

Topic A: Computer equipment

Topic B: Other materials

Unit 5: Green IT policies

Topic A: Standards and governing bodies

Topic B: Establishing a Green IT policy

Appendix A: CompTIA Green IT acronyms

Topic A: List of abbreviations

Appendix B: Certification exam objectives map

Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives